MUNICH (AP) — The Latest on the international security conference taking place in Munich (all times local):

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has drawn lengthy applause for her spirited defense of a multilateral approach to global affairs and her support for Europe’s decision ...

DETROIT (AP) — Sometimes, on a bad night, Brad Strong wakes at 2 a.m. and can’t get back to sleep. The insomnia isn’t about his family or money or health. It’s about tariffs.

The Strong family’s three car dealerships in Salt Lake City could suffer a significant blow if President Donald ...

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. and other countries have not presented any conclusive evidence that Chinese telecoms gear maker Huawei Technologies threatens their national security and are merely stirring fears out of self-interest, a Chinese government spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Huawei’s critics ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Monday described his government as stronger on national security than the opposition after signing an agreement with the French government to deliver a fleet of submarines and ahead of federal elections expected to be held in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s special envoy for Afghanistan is returning to the country after stops in Europe and the Middle East for an extended diplomatic tour aimed at pushing a U.S. peace initiative.

The State Department said in a statement Sunday that Special ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday waived environmental reviews to replace a 14-mile (22.5 kilometer) stretch of border barrier in San Diego, shielding itself from potentially crippling delays.

The Department of Homeland Security said it would issue the sixth waiver of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has hired former National Security Council staffers to work for him as he launches a sweeping new investigation into President Donald Trump’s finances and foreign connections — a move that appears to have drawn particular ire ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threw his weight behind his daughter’s latest White House effort Thursday, backing her initiative to provide an economic boost to women in the developing world.

The president on Thursday launched the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a new White House effort aimed at helping women in developing countries get ahead economically (all times local):

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Ivanka Trump has launched a White House effort aimed at helping 50 million women in the developing world get ahead economically ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump is unveiling an effort aimed at helping 50 million women in the developing world get ahead economically over the next six years.

On Thursday, the White House will officially launch the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, a governmentwide ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. special envoy for North Korea met with South Korea’s national security adviser on Monday to discuss a planned second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Seoul’s presidential office said.

Stephen Biegun explained to ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):

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U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has tweeted that the United States plans to send humanitarian aid to Venezuela despite President Nicolas Maduro’s refusal to accept ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A firm that provided security at the Nevada National Security Site says it investigated a former guard’s claims of sexual harassment and assault and “took appropriate disciplinary action.”

Centerra spokeswoman Suzanne Piner issued a statement Friday that did not offer ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge denied Nevada’s latest request Thursday to immediately block all future shipments of weapons-grade plutonium to a nuclear security site near Las Vegas.

The state wanted the shipments blocked until potential safety and environmental risks could be reviewed ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. government’s nuclear security administration said Thursday it will review the handling of a sexual harassment and assault complaint that a security guard at the Nevada National Security Site made against her colleagues.

National Nuclear Security Administration ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a federal court battle over the shipment of weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada (all times local):

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The U.S. Energy Department says the weapons-grade plutonium it shipped from South Carolina to a security site near Las Vegas ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy revealed on Wednesday that it secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to a nuclear security site in Nevada months ago despite the state’s protests.

The Justice Department notified a federal judge in Reno that the ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political and economic crisis in Venezuela (all times local):

7:20 p.m.

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has barred opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the country as international pressure mounts against the government led by President ...

MERCURY, Nev. (AP) — An aggressive man was killed by officers at a U.S. nuclear security site in Nevada after refusing orders to drop a cylindrical object, authorities said Tuesday.

Investigators declined immediate comment on whether the object was a weapon.

The incident began when ...

MERCURY, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on an officer involved shooting at a nuclear security site north of Las Vegas (all times local):

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Authorities investigating an officer-involved shooting at a nuclear security site 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of Las Vegas say the man who ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan on Tuesday would not rule out sending U.S. military forces to Colombia or the region in connection with the ongoing political upheaval in Venezuela.

Shanahan told reporters that he hasn’t spoken to national security adviser John ...

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police have made two arrests as part of a national security investigation that involves multiple police agencies including the FBI.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed the two arrests in Kingston, Ontario in a statement late Thursday. A senior government ...

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday said it has detained a Chinese-Australian writer for allegedly “endangering China’s national security,” a vague charge frequently leveled at critics of the ruling Communist Party.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying offered no details about the charge ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Donald Trump’s Washington, matters of war and peace are decided in 280-character bursts. It’s up to John Bolton to massage them into a foreign policy.

The mustachioed national security adviser developed a reputation as a bureaucratic bulldozer through more ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has mocked the U.S. national security adviser’s calls for a strike on Iran, in a play on the viral 10-year challenge meme on social media.

In a tweet Friday, Mohammad Javad Zarif posted the titles of two separate articles by John Bolton from 2009 ...

BEIJING (AP) — Afghanistan’s national security adviser was in Beijing on Thursday as part of a push by his beleaguered nation for help in ending its 17-year-old war with the Taliban.

Hamdullah Mohib met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, telling him Afghanistan is seeking to “bring ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on White House national security adviser John Bolton’s Mideast trip (all times local):

7:10 p.m.

Russian military police have started patrolling the surroundings of the northern Syrian Kurdish-held town of Manbij.

A representative for the ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest developments from U.S. national security adviser John Bolton’s trip to Israel (all times local):

10:40 p.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the U.S to recognize Israeli sovereignty of the disputed Golan ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. troops will not leave northeastern Syria until Islamic State militants are defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters are protected, a top White House aide said Sunday, signaling a pause to a withdrawal abruptly announced last month and initially expected to be completed ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The White House has sent national security adviser John Bolton on a mission to allay Israel’s concerns about President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.

The pullout announced before Christmas was initially expected to be completed within ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton are hoping their trips to the Middle East can help shore up support from America’s partners amid increasing tensions in the region.

In his first Mideast visit since President Donald Trump’s recent ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump is set to launch a White House effort aimed at women’s global economic empowerment in early 2019.

A formal launch for the initiative was planned for next week but has been postponed amid uncertainty about the government shutdown, the White House said Monday. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid questions about the pace of his exit from Syria, President Donald Trump complained Monday that he’s getting “bad press” for his decision to pull American troops out of the country and insisted he was simply making good on his campaign promise against U.S. involvement in ...